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>> at least 60 people have been killed in a suicide bombing outside of an army recruiting center in baghdad, more than 120 were injured. this is a fortnight before combat operations are ended by the u.s. about how the security forces when the u.s. and some combat operations. >> one of the main hospitals less overwhelmed. a suicide bomber blew himself up in a large crowd. many people were taken at a hospital after the attack. this is where the young men who were killed were waiting to go through that barrier and beyond there is the army recruitment office.

there were hundreds of people here looking to get a job. over there is where the suicide bomber detonated his device. there's still blood in the water. there are shoes scattered around the square, those from the people who died. >> i was asleep, he said. i saw the bodies of young men all of the ground. the survivors were desperately trying to get away. i just found this on the ground, it is and application form. i have no idea whether he was

killed or survive. this is part of a pattern of attack on the security forces, on the federal police, on the traffic police, and on the militia, and now these men looking for jobs. >> the u.n. says the concern that many of the 6 million people affected by the floods in pakistan are in desperate need of food, clean water, medical supplies have yet to receive any assistance at all. blocked roads and collapsed bridges are hampering efforts. the ambassador to the u.n. says that the construction will take years. the world bank has promised more than $900 million. they have described the economic impact as a huge. >> of the relief operation is now gaining pace according to aid workers.

getting access to many of the victims has been one of the biggest problems. that does generally appear to be improving. there is a growing capacity to narrow the gap between the huge needs of an everest: number of people forced to leave their homes and the relief supplies available for them. in this village, the disaster first became evident and it is a reminder of how destructive the floods have been, how futile the search for personal belongings can be. it becomes overwhelming. there is no oil or any other food items. the government must help by says. we don't even have a place to sit. with bridges across the river in the northwest swept away by the floods, boats are being used to ferry supplies. there is discontent.

in this man's village, a bag of flour is selling more than 60% more than it should be. unemployment is common. there is no one to look after their needs. some repairs are under way. this will be the way of life here for some time to come. here, the school has been turned into a shelter for pregnant women. the facilities are short of staff. it is this that continues to have the highest priority, getting clean water to those whose health is threatened by the increasingly filled the and unsanitary water around them. here in the northwest, there are more than 20 mobile and fixed water points. they are looking to reach those directly caught up in the floods

and delivering the basics such as water and food. this is on such a scale that it will have an impact on the whole country and its economy. the cost of that is just beginning to come clear. >> is a shortfall in funds has caused problems in the feeding funds in niger. the world food program will be giving out their nutritious food to children under the age of 80. -- age of two. an israeli soldier who posted pictures of herself on facebook is defending herself. israeli army officials have condemned her behavior as shameful. a fire killed at least three

babies and injured 8 more. >> a palestinian man who broke into the embassy has been sent over to the israeli police after holding the consoles and his wife hostage. the man was seeking asylum. we go to jerusalem to get an update. >> as we have seen from the television pictures, this someone vindicated the palestinian standing off. he stormed his way into the turkish embassy and earlier this evening armed with a knife and a real or fake gun. the israeli authorities were not

allowed to go into the building and despite as though this man had two captives and either he released him or they managed to escape. there was a tense standoff and after several hours, a shot was heard and there may have been an injury to the man himself. how seriously he injured herself, we are not sure. >> two bombs have exploded in the russian north caucasus. the first was at a checkpoint and it killed a police officer. a second outside of a cafe injured at least 20 people. >> chaos on the streets. explosives left in a parked car

detonated caused the blast shattered on the ground. that is what caused most of the injuries, some of which were more serious than others. >> there was a woman on the ground and her legs were broken above the knee and pleading a lot. there were also two men with injuries in the eyes. >> many had been sitting in nearby cafes. later, they were in a state of shock. investigators got to work, the hundred and 50 kilometers away, people were coming to terms with a suicide bombing. the bomber had struck just hours earlier. he chose to target a police checkpoint. the park and one policeman died in the blast. it is not clear what the motives were but they add to the catalog

of violence that has blighted the region in the decade after a key separatist wars in chechnya. they are another thorn in the side of the russian government which has tried to put an end to the violence in the north caucasus once and for all. >> over the past few weeks, the french government has launched a crackdown. more than 100 families were defying efforts to move them that they were effected over the weekend. >> these travelers are modern- day outlaws to the government. after they were evicted from their camp, they did to the streets. this was the first big protest

against the government's new measures. they say they have been turned into scapegoats blamed for attacks on police. >> we have french identity cards, we live in france and we were born in france, our parents are french and we are being treated like animals. >> the authorities are determined to close the camps. >> would it to be right for them to about down to this kind of thing? -- bow down to this kind of violence. they are on the wrong side of the law. they know that they are fabricating the law. >> the travelers attacked a police station in the center of france. they were angry that the police had killed a young traveller who drove a car through a checkpoint. this group was told to set up a new camp in a car park but they said they would not.

>> this is quite dangerous, there is no security. that is why we don't want to go there. there is no facilities. there's nothing. >> the government seems undeterred even after members of the u.n. committee expressed concern saying that there was a resurgence of xenophobia and racism in france. the left-wing says that to the president is trying to recover support lost to the anti- immigration far right. polls indicate that the citizens are asking the tough line by the government. >> good to have you with us. stay with us.

>> the and australian prime minister feels that the country should become a republic. the labor party is leading in opinion polls by a large margin. >> she is a welsh-born prime minister but she would like to see an australian-born head of state. she says that her country should wait until after the reign of the queen comes to an end, whatever that would be. >> we would like to work our way through an agreement and a model for the republic. i think that this is the appropriate time for there to be a republic. >> queen elizabeth 3 hamas for of australia four years ago.

it would be hard to win backing for an australian head of state while she is still on the throne. -- queen elizabeth touring and australian icon four years ago. she was a leading light on the referendum before. >> i think that our existing arrangement has worked well in the past and i see no reason whatsoever. this should be will to work well in the future. >> there is an unspoken assumption, that the timetable for any future republic will not be set bought australians and will be more heavily influenced by the longevity of the queen. >> let's give you the latest headlines.

at least 60 people have been killed in a suicide bombing while they were in line for army jobs and the iraqi capital. the u.n. has said millions of people have received no assistance in the pakistani floods. the former governor of illinois has been found guilty of lying to federal agents but the jury was unable to agree on 23 other counts in the charges of corruption. he is accused of trying to sell or trade the senate seat vacated by president obama. the feds will try to retry the case against him as soon as possible. the crimes of which she is guilty carry a sentence of up to five years. private security companies in afghanistan will be forced to disband after a ruling from the president of afghanistan. he would like to avoid tragic incidents. the pentagon has described the

deadline as very aggressive. >> there are about 26,000 registered security guards here and afghanistan, only about four and a half thousand our foreign but they have been attracting a lot of attention. president karzai says they are corrupt and causing instability in the country. they will have their visas revoked and they will have to hand over their weapons to the ministry of interior or other government ministries. the days of one security company is working independently, the president says that is over. -- the days of foreign securities companies working independently are over. the domestic security guards will be absorbed into the afghan national police force. the police force has increased at a phenomenal rate over the last couple of years.

despite all of that training, they cannot operate independently. that will put extra resources on the security forces in afghanistan. the embassy's, charities, so forth, have been told that they can have their own private security inside the compound but they will not able to travel inside afghanistan freely. that duty will fall to the afghan security forces. >> dna tests carried out on bobby fischer show he is not the father of a group claiming his estate. he died without leaving a will. a woman from the philippines claimed that she has had his child.

>> since last year's disputed presidential election, iran has been clamping down on foreign media. little information has emerged about those who were arrested in the protests. one family has been documenting the death of their son and they found a way to smuggle the footage out of the country. these are scenes that the west is rarely able to see. >> the student was a dynamic member of his community. to his classmates, he was a great musician. he was also an environmental campaigner. to his mother, he was a beloved son. he was 25 when he was killed. a year ago, he took to the streets to protest against the election results.

it was there, according to those that attended, that he was hit by a single bullet, his friends also say that his condition was not life-threatening and he was taken to the hospital and on the way he disappeared. >> [speaking foreign language] >> when the government released his body, the family found a trace of the second bullet. despite his family's demand, no further explanation has been given.

his funeral took place in his home town a few days later. this became a political stage to protest against the election results. >> what were their crimes? they took to the streets because they wanted a recount of the vote, a basic right for any citizen in a civilized society. how can we treat our youth at this way? >> his family is now -- his brothers have been arrested and questioned numerous times by security forces. >> [speaking foreign language] >> this goes beyond a family

mourning for their son. in the eyes of many, the charge is that they have lost many of their talented youths simply because they were questioning the state. >> a retired businessman from britain is fighting extradition to america because he is said to have sold military equipment to iran. he is accused of selling batteries for surface-to-airhe insists he has done nothing wrong. this is raising questions about the power of the united states to arrest people in britain. >> he is a grandfather and a golfing enthusiast but now he is wanted in the u.s. he was arrested three months ago and he is fighting extradition. today, he came to london with his wife to face the cameras proclaiming his innocence. he said that he was entrapped

in a u.s. customs sting. >> i was the victim of the unlawful conduct of u.s. agents. they exist solely to insnare unsuspecting importers. >> he is accused of trying to sell batteries to iran to use in missiles. the car industry in holland. he is accused of breaking into military computers. his family has attempted to block the extradition. they have failed. both parties may review an extradition arrangement. the home office will not

comment on this case but they have said that the government is committed to reviewing the extradition arrangements. nothing will be completed before the hearing in just over two weeks. poachers not feeding the medicine market, they are worth more than their weight in gold. now, poaching of rhinos for their horns has escalated. at least one had a 50 have been killed this year, many in private game reserve. -- at least one letter 50 have been killed this year -- 150 have been killed this year. johannesburg has just had its last adult poached.

>> this is the last rhino to live on this game reserve. she is the latest victim of the increasingly successful poachers. >> we lost to the pool in june and then in january this year, we lost two in one day, then this one yesterday. >> this must be devastating. >> yes. this is very bad. >> they are targeting small family reserves like this and they are doing it with a level of sophistication which so far has proved impossible to stop. that is where the rhino was started, then the poachers landed and you can see where a chain saw was used to cut off the rhino's horn. this trend was left to bleed to death. all in all, the process would have taken as little as 10 minutes. the rate of killing has doubled in the last year. they are fueled by the east asian desire for the horn. >> these are people involved in

human trafficking, gun running, drugs. this is something that is quite easy for them to do. >> of the orphaned baby was caught and taken to another supposedly safer game reserve. he will now be guarded day and night. >> he will be all right here. they are teaching him how to eat and drink water and they play with him. he is sitting down and he is much more calmed then he was when we first got into the enclosure. >> his long-term future is far from secure. his horn will soon be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds making him another of lucrative target.

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